Thyroid Symptoms - Do You Have Symptoms Of
Thyroid Problems?
Author: Olinda Rola
Thyroid symptoms afflict at least 10 million persons in the USA
alone. Symptoms of thyroid problems often go undiagnosed, making
it difficult to really know just how many people are suffering
from thyroid symptoms. Thyroid gland functions include
regulating the metabolism rate of the body.
Women are much more likely than men to have thyroid dysfunction
- as many as 10-20% of women and 1-2% of men may have symptoms
of thyroid problems. One type of thyroid dysfunction is the
condition called hypothyroidism, also referred to as low
thyroid or under active thyroid. When thyroid function is too
sluggish, one effect is that metabolism in the body slows down
more than it should. Much less common are thyroid symptoms
caused by hyperthyroidism or an overactive thyroid.
When the metabolism slows down due to under active thyroid
function, the result can be symptoms such as fatigue, weight
gain and depression. And other symptoms may be experienced,
often seemingly unrelated. Hypothyroidism or low thyroid
symptoms of thyroid problems include:
• Fatigue and weakness
• Depression
• Weight gain
• Low basal temperature, cold intolerance, cold hands and feet
• Dry and coarse skin
• Heavy menstrual periods
• Insomnia
• High cholesterol
• Sluggish bowels, constipation
• Poor memory, forgetfulness, dementia
• Nervousness and tremors
• Immune system problems
• Hair loss
Having thyroid symptoms is related to hormone levels and
hormone imbalance. Three related hormones for a woman are
estrogen, thyroid hormone and progesterone. Understanding the
interplay between these three hormones helps one better
understand how to approach treating thyroid symptoms.
In the best-seller What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About
Menopause, Harvard-trained family physician Dr. John R. Lee
explains his results in treating women having symptoms of
thyroid problems. In a broad sense, estrogen makes calories
from food to be stored as fat. Thyroid hormone makes calories
from food to be converted into energy. Excess estrogen
interferes with normal thyroid hormone function. Progesterone
helps "oppose" and keep undesirable side effects of excess
estrogen from happening. Progesterone helps the body use fat
for energy, and when progesterone is present in healthy levels,
the thyroid functions more as it is supposed to. Dr. Lee found a
clear pattern in his patients with a progesterone deficiency -
their under active thyroid symptoms lessened when natural
progesterone supplementation was done and hormone balance was
achieved.
Read more about hormone imbalance, how progesterone deficiency
happens and how to have balanced hormones for better health.
There is an online women's hormone health test you can take to
find out more about your health, with physician-based
recommendations based on your answers. If you have thyroid
symptoms, learn more about the natural approaches recommended
by naturopathic physicians for treating symptoms of thyroid
problems.
Copyright 2005 InfoSearch Publishing
About The Author: Read more on thyroid treatment at
http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com/thyroid.html and take
the online womens hormone health test. Olinda Rola is President
of InfoSearch Publishing and webmaster of
http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com - visit the website and
learn more about hormone imbalance and excess estrogen
symptoms.
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